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Topic | Are Jedi superheroes? |
Dash_Harber 06/06/17 4:24:18 AM #14: | MrZAP17 posted... Dash_Harber posted...Again though, they are not labelled superheroes and that is pretty much it. They also don't conceal their identity. Honestly, I get what you are saying, but it basically boils down to watering down the idea of 'superheroes' to be so generic they are applicable to anything (for example, the Carebears). The way genre works is pretty simple; it's a set of cliches and ideas that works of fiction (or non-fiction/partial fiction in some cases) share. Superheroes conventions include masks, costumes, powers, secret identities, do-goodery, etc. Really, Jedi only hit two marks; they have powers and they are benevolent. However, the second is not really a part of superheroes as much as it is a convention of protagonists in general. Otherwise, you basically have powers, which is way, way too general. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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